Eh, clever titles require energy

I woke up this morning realizing it's high time

for me to cast this spell:

How do I know? Well:

My day has been dragging my ass out of bed this week,

and I have been feeling Extra about it.

Extra cranky. Extra dramatic. Extra resistant.

So I know I'm running low on energy,

and I need to do some high-quality recharging.

Now

once upon a time,

I interpreted this morning crankiness differently.

I'd think it was proof that my life was all wrong,

that I was making poor choices,

or that I was a bad _________ (mother, partner, coach, person)

for feeling so spikey and whiny and rawr.

Do you know this dance?

This “I'm feeling bad so I must be bad” jam?

It creates a terrible pressure to Do More and Do Better,

which are, like, the very LAST things we need to do.

Okay:

I'm off to take a dose of my own medicine,

and spend the day receiving receiving receiving.

If you have spiky/whiny/rawr vibes to smooth,

or if you'd simply like to prevent them from arising,

I hope you'll join me.

xo,

Natalie

Conscious reincarnation